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    Battery Fires

    just so there’s is no misunderstanding the Carrera battery I am using to train on is for my own use not for sale I will go back to the post when I am ready to carefully dismantle it and look at repairing the short.
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    Battery Fires

    Oh and it went crack just as the charger went from red to green practically simultaneously.
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    Battery Fires

    yes no one advised me , when the battery was nearly charged as Mathew instructed , I realised we now had voltage at the secondary terminal s that go to the battery , whilst still not getting any voltage at the first input and discharge terminals. I was sitting with it when put the main charger...
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    Battery Fires

    No what I am getting at is a sealed fire proof box any use for charging battery’s ? I e . Do they need air flow around them so they do not over heat or can an old oven work as a safe place to charge things that may be a bit suspect , or if you wanted to put 5v through a cell group then go out...
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    Battery Fires

    I have an old Oven I made from a Smeg cooker so basically a double skin S/S steel box including the door with fire proof heat insulation in between the Two layers of metal . I used to just stick it on a large Folker gas ring to cook baguettes at shows . The fire officers where happy for me to...
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    Battery Fires

    Hi I have been flicking this thread . can I ask if some one has a battery workshop which Fire Extinguisher would be required or are there any that work on a thermal fire I am assuming a powder one or fire blanket may help slow it down ? But will not put it out. And are we saying depriving the...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Thanks Mathew it’s dismantled and nothing connected BSM and all the connecting wires and outside. when I go to see the battery man I have found I will see if the rest of the cells can be salvaged. It my own fault I was being greedy trying to fully charge it and not looking that the voltage...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Sorry 36 v Damm just as I thought it was charging as it came up to fully charge I heard a small crack sound and now one cell group has gone down . Black RS white Red LS yellow is now 0 volts
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Attached is the colour combination of the Ten cell groups for this Carrera battery. As of this morning I have the battery charged to 36.7 V charging directly to the terminal s that come up from the cells to the BMS. I have no voltage across the Two terminals that the charge and discharge ports...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    found this on u tube the exact battery and problem trouble is it in Polish or Russian I think .
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    If any one can recommend a replacement after market BMS from Topbike or similar pls let me know . I going to sell all the Carrera bits so do not need one to work with a Suntour controller.
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Hi I am trying to charge direct on the BMS/PCB terminals so by passing the input and discharge sockets which are just connected to each other then go to The PCB. which as there are voltages around the BMS it’s like some thing is blocking the charge getting around fully .. so yes the BMS is...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Me too I was hoping it would kick back in . I have all the 10 groups up over 3.1 up to 3.5 I do not think I can get them up any more . I have found a battery guy over in Peckham not to far from me . I think I will see how this one holds its charge over the next week if it does not drop I will...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Hi Mathew I have all the cell groups 3.0v or slightly over . I am just trying to get them all up to 3.3 minimum. However there is still no voltage across the plus and minus terminals on the PCB/BMS The on and of button is lighting up but one of the light flashes on and off then all the...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    So I hope not I was just getting happy
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    I see I have to go to work now I will disconnect it for now and continue it when I get home . I will map it out first . first set is up to 2.5v and the on and off switch now has power and lights.
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    just had a quick look on e bay no luck any recommendations as to where to buy standard charging ports uk ?
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    while this is charging I can still probe some other wires BP yellow wire RP orange wire is 1.9 this will be my third group ? RB Red Wire BP to Orange wire 1.9 this will be my forth group RB to White BP to Green wire1.5 This will be fifth group BP to White RB to yellow 1.5 This will be Sixth...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    yes good idear if we can save the battery it would be good to change it to standard charge port Two pin like the YOSE one .